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Game dossier

Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara

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Arcade beat ’em up RPG with cooperative character classes, equipment, spells, puzzles, branching routes, and multiple endings.

The briefing

About this game

Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara is a Capcom beat ’em up role-playing game and sequel to Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom. Up to four players can join the quest and choose from six character types: an elf-mage/warrior, human fighter, dwarf fighter, human cleric, human thief, or human mage.

The game combines arcade combat with RPG mechanics, including finding and equipping new gear and earning spells through experience. Alongside battles, players solve puzzles and can select different routes during the adventure, with those choices leading to multiple endings.

Features

  • Beat ’em up and hack-and-slash combat
  • Cooperative play for up to four players
  • Six playable character choices
  • Equipment and spell progression
  • Puzzles, branching routes, and multiple endings

Release Information

  • Developer: Capcom
  • Publisher: Capcom
  • Release date: December 31, 1995
  • Platforms: Arcade, Capcom Play System II, Sega Saturn, All Killer No Filler, Final Burn Alpha Neo, and HB MAME